“Human Trafficking: Children being taken to madrasas from Bihar rescued in Gorakhpur”, Organiser, April 20, 2024:

“A group of children from Bihar, being sent to madrasas across States, were rescued by the Uttar Pradesh State Child Commission in Gorakhpur. The State children’s panel rescued the children at the behest of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights.

Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection Of Child Rights, Priyank Kanoongo, shared the word of the children’s rescue in a post on X. “Innocent children who were being sent to madrasas in other states from Bihar have been rescued in Gorakhpur with the help of Uttar Pradesh State Child Commission on the instructions of @NCPCR,” Priyank Kanoongo posted from his X handle.

“The Constitution of India has given the right to education to every child. It is compulsory for every child to go to school. In such a situation, taking poor children to other states and keeping them in madrasas to earn donations on the basis of religion is a violation of the Constitution,” he added……”

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